The six represent the biggest British contingent in the race in living memory, and there is also a real chance of a British stage win. Mark Cavendish has already taken four wins this season (two stages at the Three Days of De Panne, the Scheldeprijs, Tour of Romandy prologue) and will go head to head with Alessandro Petacchi for the first time in his career.

David Millar will also be looking for a win in one of three time trial stages. Millar has been coming back in to form through the spring after picking up a bug in Paris-Nice, and he often improves throughout a three-week tour. If he were to win a stage of the Giro he would become the first British rider since his namesake Robert to win stages in all three grand tours.

Wiggins could also be a contender in the time trials as he builds his base form for Beijing. Follow the Giro d’Italia here on www.cyclingweekly.co.uk.

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